Cougars are favored by 7. All the experts have BYU winning this one. Hill will
deliver it to Hoffman and Apo in between lighting you up with his legs for 150
or more. Then there's Williams, Lasike and Alisa - will be a long night for
conference of champions. Oh, wait - don't forget Van Noy and company.

While Weber State certainly did pad Utah's stats,
that's nothing compared to the padding they got by playing a close game
against Oregon State (a team that had previously lost at home to a Division 2
team). Keeping your starters in the whole game against such horrible
competition is how you really pad stats.

"While Weber State certainly did pad Utah's
stats, that's nothing compared to the padding they got by playing a close
game against Oregon State (a team that had previously lost at home to a Division
2 team). Keeping your starters in the whole game against such horrible
competition is how you really pad stats"

BYU should have taken
advantage of padding their stats against an ACC bottom dweller couple weeks ago.
But they failed! No worries though! BYU has a division 2 team (Idaho State) in
November to help pad their stats. They have a few more cupcakes as well like:
Middle Tennessee, Georgia Tech, Houston, and Nevada. Gotta love having almost
half your schedule against cupcakes to help you become bowl eligible.

While Weber
State certainly did pad Utah's stats, that's nothing compared to the
padding they got by playing a close game against Oregon State (a team that had
previously lost at home to a Division 2 team). Keeping your starters in the
whole game against such horrible competition is how you really pad stats.

@crimson - U are calling GT a cupcake? This is the team that pummeled USC to
finish off last season. They are 2 - 0 and looking better this year than last
year. Houston is 2-0 and in 1st place in their conference and looking a lot
better than Oregon St, Washington St, or Colorado. Virginia is not a bottom
dweller in the ACC - U may want to check the standings. Stick with the facts.

Kalani Sitake, you shouldn't worry about BYU's up-tempo offense.
Kyle said 90% of the teams who used them (After week 1) lost. I want to say BYU
will win, but I have been wrong last 3 years. This should be a very good game.

Stopping Jamaal is the key. He's their best offensive player by far. If
Bronco keeps rushing him for 30+ carries a game, he wont last half the season.
If they loose him they wont win 3 games this season.

One more thing you forget to mention involving the
current Sagarin Rankings...Texas (43) is still ranked better than Utah
(47). I would think you would consequently feel that Texas must be pretty good.
BYU (33) is ranked better than either.

@ Chris B:

Las
Vegas oddmakers are multiple times more accurate than you with their
predictions. And they have BYU picked by 7 this Saturday. I can agree with
that... as will most people.

When you look at BYU stats, you have to factor in that they played Virginia.
After all, Oregon put up a 59 spot on that team. Oh, wait a minute, BYU lost to
Virginia. That seems to be the forgotten game; go figure.

Stat's won't mean squat. If Utah can contain the QB keeper, which
Texas couldn't, they will be fine. A one dimensional QB is a problem. Utah
is the best team that BYU will have face so far. Texas will end up losing 6+
games this year.

The U defense wins this battle. Hill can't throw the ball with much
accuracy and opts to run for the most part. This makes for an easy task for the
U defense. Just play tight man defense and force Hill into running. I suspect
Anae will have to do something to keep the U defense honest in this game and
such as throwing to the tight ends more and backs out of the backfield. The wide
receivers are going to be blanket covered for the most part. You might see more
bootleg type plays for Hill getting him out of the pocket and letting receivers
find open spots. As for the U - their QB is good. He throws well and he runs
well and the Y defense is going to have to put lots of pressure on him forcing
him into some some quick throws hoping he will throw to the blue jersey's
instead of red. I see the U having the advantage in this game and they always
play well in Provo.

A key item that you and other trolls are either
totally nieve about (that would be a first) or have purposely chosen to ignore
concerning your Virginia comparisons... Many, if not most of Virginia's
key players did not play in their subsequent game with Oregon. Part of reason
was because of injuries and part of it was because of coaching decisions. They
had already written off that game. As such, you are actually comparing apples
and oranges.

And as most knowledgeable football pundits
acknowledge... most of the change and improvement in any football team comes
after their first game. I'm certain that Utah's coaches are putting
much emphasis on what BYU did to Texas than what happened in Virginia... as well
they should. You, on the other hand, are now putting too much emphasis on
something now irrelevant. But nice try.

If you continue to put too
much weight and emphasis on the Virginia scenario, you are going to be
blindsided and sorely disappointed come Saturday. There is a reason literally
all the betting world has BYU picked as the favorite in their game with Utah.
Las Vegas has picked BYU by 7.

All I hope is for civility both on and off the field come this saturday. May
the best team when and may there be no excuses. I also hope goog sportmanship
from the fans, players and especially coaches exist at it conclusion. Lastly,
may everyone remain healthy and play their hearts out for their school, fans,
family, coaches and themselves. Leave it all on the field.

Not sure why you use the word "troll" when someone
voices a differing opinion? That's weak sauce. Any way, the Virginia game
can not be swept under the rug no matter how you spin it. A bad loss, is just
that; no way to sugar coat it. As far as that game being "irrealavent";
I strongly disagree. One win can mean the difference between a bowl and no bowl,
or what tier bowl you play in. It absolutly plays into the rankings; don't
kid your self. As far as the point spread goes, I'd love to shake your
hand, and wager on the game; however, that's not possible. I see Utah
winning it, and as I BYU fan, you think otherwise. Fair enough. I guess we wiil
see come Saturday night; 7 points is a HUGE spread. IMHO Gotta run, we will talk
another time; have a good day and GO UTES!